diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 73bdf1df5a..0cb290c2cf 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ libffi48-devel [platform:suse]
 virtual/libffi [platform:gentoo]
 locales [platform:debian]
 mariadb [platform:rpm]
-mariadb-server [platform:redhat]
+mariadb-server [platform:redhat platform:debian]
 mariadb-devel [platform:redhat]
-libmysqlclient-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libmariadb-dev-compat [platform:debian]
+libmysqlclient-dev [platform:ubuntu]
 libmysqlclient-devel [platform:suse]
-mysql-client [platform:dpkg]
-mysql-server [platform:dpkg]
+mysql-client [platform:dpkg !platform:debian]
+mysql-server [platform:dpkg !platform:debian]
 postgresql
 postgresql-client [platform:dpkg]
 postgresql-devel [platform:rpm]